ShotLink

At every Tour stop, ShotLink sets up a command center armed with a network of computers, 36 lasers strategically placed on tripods throughout the course, and walking volunteer scorers who manually input the number of strokes and the type of lies (fairway, green, bunker, rough) into a handheld device. Now, instead of five or six basic stats, there are more like 600 data points thanks to ShotLink, which is wholly owned by the Tour…